The hobgoblin of little minds

by kucheka on March 6, 2013

A collection of quotes I came across today in a NYTimes comment thread. Thanks, Ed Herger.

“My commitment is to truth as I see it each day, not to consistency.” – Mohandas Gandhi

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” – John Maynard Keynes

“Folly is wont to have more followers and comrades than discretion.” – Cervantes

“The thug is aware that loudness convinces sixty persons where reasoning convinces but one.” – Mark Twain

“To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” – Thomas Paine

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mike March 8, 2013 at 9:32 pm

“I voted for the war before I voted against it…” John Kerry

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kucheka March 28, 2013 at 1:56 am

I’ll take it.

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